A colorful new gateway has been completed at the entrance of Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located at the park’s Kent Avenue and North Eighth Street entrance, the gateway cost approximately $2.3 million to complete and is the culmination of a multi-phase revitalization project.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 280 Meeker Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by NY Building Associates Inc. and developed by Cheskie Weiss under the Withers Tower LLC, the structure yields 69 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 21 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $100,252 to $198,250.
Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 177 Greenpoint Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Located between Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard, the interior lot is two blocks from the Greenpoint Avenue subway station, serviced by the G train. Meir Daus under the Greenpoint Condominium LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is continuing to progress on 59 Henry Street, a 19-story mixed-use building in Two Bridges, Manhattan. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by W & L Group, the 227-foot-tall structure topped out in the spring and will span nearly 98,000 square feet and yield 80 rental units with an average scope of 714 square feet, as well as 40,305 square feet of community facility space on the first five stories, 26 enclosed parking spaces, a penthouse, and a cellar level. Front Wave Construction is the general constructor for the project, which is located between Catherine and Market Streets.
The Paradox Museum has opened its doors at New Jersey’s American Dream Mall in East Rutherford. Completed by JRM Construction Management with architect Mancini Duffy, the 11,000-square-foot facility features more than 70 interactive digital and immersive exhibits for both children and adults.
